The NICCO Directory of Resources provides details of the huge number of tools, activities, practice models and guidance that have been developed by agencies to support offenders and their children and families.
Whether you are working directly with children, supporting offenders to maintain parental contact, helping a parent to prepare their child for a prison visit or simply want to develop your own understanding of the criminal justice system, this directory provides you with a range of resources to support and inform your work.
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Find activities, books, films, sound bites and worksheets to support your work with children and young people. ViewOffenders and Families
Find information, books, tools, activities and programmes to support your work with offenders and their partners or family members. ViewTo support Professional's Practice
Find delivery models, case studies, local and national policies and guidlines, practice guides, briefings and resources for professional learning and development. View127. GOV.UK Prisons and Probation
Useful links and information created by GOV.UK about prison and probation, including find a prison, benefits and prison, staying in touch, types of prison sentence, probation, leaving prison and Assisted Prison Visits. See GOV.UK's Prisons and Probation below:
128. Supporting Prisoners' Families: What Can Schools Do? (NEPACS)
This leaflet, developed by NEPACS, is aimed at schools in the North East of England. The leaflet provides key facts about how parental imprisonment can affect school aged children, a list of key issues to consider when supporting the children of prisoners, contact details of prison visitor centres in the North East, as well as details of support services and resources that schools can access. See below for more information:
Click here129. A Sentence Apart
This short documentary is about the effects of parental imprisonment in the USA and intended for use by colleges, universities and other organisations but can be used as a visual aid for people in other countries and agencies wanting to know about this. This striking and intimate film follows the stories of two young people whose fathers are in prison (as well as a mothers whose daughter is inside) and how they deal with the impacts of their incarceration. The film includes a...
130. Reversible Writing
Families Outside has produced a short video using the words of young people with a parent in prison. Following some research on the role of schools in supporting families affected by imprisonment, Families Outside's Child and Family Support Manager was struck by how often children whose parents are in prison wanted to say to their teachers, 'Don't assume I'm going to end up in prison, too.' Using the words of young people, this video asks all of us to turn around how we...
131. COPING in the Police Force. Children of Prisoners, Interventions and Mitigations to Strengthen Mental Health
This briefing, developed by POPS gives an over view of the important, international COPING project and highlights aspects which are relevant to the UK Police force's involvement with children of offenders e.g. child friendliness in the Criminal Justice System with regard to home searches, arrest, and age appropriate communication during legal proceedings. Further, there is an overview of the importance of maintaining contact with a parent in custody, and public awareness and policy...
132. COPING in Schools. Children of Prisoners, Interventions and Mitigations to Strengthen Mental Health
This briefing, developed by POPS gives an over view of the important, international COPING project and highlights aspects which are relevant to UK Schools' involvement with Children of Prisoners e.g. identification, training, reducing stigma and support needs. Two specific recommendations for UK schools around educational and emotional support and minimisation of bullying and stigmatisation are listed. Download COPING in Schools below.
